With new technologies, and sciences we are in different culture and challenge. Before every festive seasons we have problems in getting buses and train to go home. Now technologies is better and status of economy is better, our life styles too change. What ever it is we need scientific thinking society.

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Not just NGO like MNS but we need media and corporate to spread NGO messages and sponsoring the activities. We must be committed with good strategies to achieve our mission in protecting, conserving and managing natural habitat.n

When we have good, dedicated and experts in certain field, we must quickly recruit young one. Dr Lim Boo Liat is good example. We dont provide a special grants to train young scientist in his his expertise. Now we must start thinking about our biodiversity, experts and protecting habitat.

Not that easy to convince the politician and the administrators why we need to protect and conserve reserve forest especially the forest is important for water supply. After they convince if they are till at position may be they can apply what they understand. BUT is they are retired ot changed position we have to convince the new government. That is relly challenging for NGO who are fighting for forests protection and biodiversity conservation. What ever it is the fighting has to goon. ULU MUDA for example must be protected. BUT no one can work alone. We must work together for the benefit of the country now and the future..

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Why we cannot think beyond, what will happen after we throw our mask? Mask or plastics will be blown or wash out to the river then to the ocean. Next might caused hazards to aquatic animals.

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Covid-19 challenged the world in managing plastic pollution in the world. We must understand and practice it. together we stop plastic from going to the ocean. Plastic is useful in our daily life BUT plastic might kill us.

Many more we have not really explore for the benefit of our environment and our economy. We have fireflies but we are waiting for foreigners to recognised it. Malaysian Nature society (MNS) is continuously look for the opportunities of nature for public health and local economy.

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) continuously concern about nature protection and conservation for continuous good ecosystem services. When we are talking about climate change, carbon stock, wildlife conservation, top mega biodiversity country...... we must conserve our nature. What we have and others do not have we must protect.

What we through on the ground will go to the sea and cone back to the beach. Plastic is world concern now. plastic pollution in the ocean not just affect marine life but human being too. we need to understand more about plastic pollution.

Pantai Bagan Lalang, Selangor

Using the latest technology in wildlife research is important. With current ICT we can have better approach of research and convince public on conservation, understanding more about wildlife and what we can benefit from them. n

I dont know which one is my picture. See after nearly 50 years we look back to our own history a lot of tings we can learn. All the challenges we went through until what we have now.

Covid-19 and SDG2030 really challenge the universities. All university's leaders must understand what is university and what university can proactively serve the public.

70% of our planet earth is ocean. Why we have more ocean than land area. why we only have small percentage of fresh water compared to saline water. Need more aggressive research to understand this nature. Yes a lot of opportunities in business in the ocean. More research needed to understand about ocean and for the sustainability of our planet.

We cannot wait for 27 April every year to talk about Tapir Conservation. Everyday tapir is under threat. Shrinking of their habitat because of deforestation and poor knowledge on tapir conservation or no interest in wildlife conservation put more pressure on tapir population. Tapir might out of their normal home range and enter human settlement and crossing road. We have many incidents of road kill. Tapir death on the road becoming hot issue and need to be solved immediately. Public awareness important to save tapir.

Conserving Ulu Muda Forest Reserve is very important to Malaysia. Not just fo Kedah. All Malaysian must support this initiative to protect and conserve ULU MUDA. Water for Ulu Muda support 40% of Malaysian rice, semiconductor industries in Penang, Shipping activities, Tourism and others including domestic uses in the northen states of Peninsular Malaysia. So all Malaysian must support ULU MUDA as State Park.

Another good activity to stabilise coastal ecosystems. Not just to protect coastal areas but it can be an ecotourism or agrotourism activities and other by products of Nypah such as handy craft, food and roof.

Near Kuala Sanglang, Kedah

26 July is International Day for Mangrove Conservation. As we know mangrove ecosystem is very important in protecting coastal areas from erosion, filtering fresh water into the sea, nursery ground for marine life, carbon stoct and climate change. Picture below was taken in Perlis. It is urgent to replant mangrove along Perlis coastline to protect erosion and improve fisheries activities.

Near Kuala Sungai Baru, Perlis.

MNS 80th Anniversary look very calm because of Covid-19 Pandemic. Most of the activities are on line. Hope all can join MNS activities online. Please visit www.mns.my for more information.

Covid-19 Pandemic: Basic understanding about Covid-19 and virus is very important. Media plays role in educating public. Distancing, avoid crowded places, self monitoring of individual health and life style are important.

New media make discussion easier and more effective.we need more intellectual discussion.

May be we are still primitive on marine debris. All plastics from land and on the beach will go to the sea and finally come back to the beach..When the plastic in the ocean they may caused hazards to marine life.

We dont have enough knowledge about managing king cobra habitat and conflicts in human habitat.

The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), also known as the hamadryad, is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010. It is the world's longest venomous snake. Adult king cobras are 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) long. The longest known individual measured 5.85 m (19.2 ft). It is the sole member of the genus Ophiophagus. It preys chiefly on other snakes and occasionally on some other vertebrates, such as lizards and rodents. It is a highly venomous and dangerous snake when agitated or provoked that has a fearsome reputation in its range, although it is typically shy and avoids confrontation with humans when possible. The king cobra is a prominent symbol in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.It is the national reptile of India

Spirulina culture at home was promoted since many years a go. Many people are interested but not many are doing it. We should have a showcase in the university.

Education, awareness, laws and enforcement and public engagement are important to protect turtles. Turtle are facing extinction not just people collecting eggs but pollution, loss of habitat, fishing nets and plastic pollution.

Recycling habit start at universities and no single use plastic bags and managing plastic also must start at the universities. Universities change future lifestyles.

Look very quiet on plastic issues this year. We need to continue this campaign at least for next years until public understand, change their habit and new technology to help reducing plastic pollution.

In the process of protecting fireflies, all agencies must work together and collaborating in keeping habitat for fireflies are well protected and conserved. Water quality must maintain clean and no chemical pollution.

Whole world are talking about saving forest, carbon stork, water quality, air quality and climate change. About time Malaysian must think about it before too late. Do we really need fast development by converting our natural forest.

MNS Sepang Interpretive Centre (SIC) was demolished to give a way for new B48. Hopefully the road later do not cause pollution in Sepang River. Public need to be educated on river and mangrove.

Happy World Fire Flies Day 2020. Come together with MNS save habitat for fireflies.